Dispensary Owner Calls For Shutdown of Medical Marijuana in Washington

Here’s “Muraco,” participating in what she herself calls an “illicit market” — Green Buddha collective, which she operates[Kelly O/The Stranger]

“Muraco Kyashna-Tocha,” as she styles herself — alias Holly B. McClintock, owner of the Green Buddha medical marijuana collective in Seattle — has bragged to Bloomberg Businessweek that she can “triple her income” under Washington state marijuana “legalization” measure Initiative 502, by switching from the medicinal cannabis business to the recreational. “Hippies don’t make good business people,” she told the Seattle Times with a chuckle last month.

That’s fine, as far as it goes — but “Muraco” also says “I believe the successful implementation of I-502 will require shutting down the illicit market that is medical cannabis,” as revealed by a public records request, reports 420 Leaks.

Wait, what? “Illicit market”? There are a lot of very ill medical marijuana patients who count on that so-called “illicit market” for a supply of the strains, concentrates, tinctures and topicals that make life livable. So where the actual fuck does “Muraco” get off characterizing that entire community as “illicit” and in need of “shutting down”?

Who the hell, in short, died and left her queen?

“Muraco,” 55, has clearly shown she has no problem throwing medical marijuana patients under the bus, as long as she can “triple her profits.” Ugly? Yes. Tawdry? Definitely. Capitalistic to the point of sociopathic? You make the call.

‘Muraco’ Keeps Saying Stupid Shit

In any event, “Muraco” keeps saying really stupid shit to the press; shit like this: “Since ‘naturopathic’ doctors were allowed to authorize the use of marijuana, any dude with a bad foot can now get a note from his doctor.” (Source)

“Green Buddha (within blocks of Roosevelt High School) had assistance from our medical community to get going in 2009, and Muraco has now shown her true intentions,” states a press release from Kirk Ludden of the group Cannabis Patient Protection.

“She has used questionable PhD credentials on a public medical cannabis dosing review paper,” Ludden averred. “Over the years she has gone by several different names, one being Holly B. McClintock. So does anybody really know her in this community?”

Incidentally, falsely claiming to hold credentials such as PhD is a gross misdemeanor in Washington.

Protest Set For July 20 at Green Buddha

A “Profits Before Patients” protest is scheduled for this Saturday, July 20, at 11 a.m., in front of Green Buddha collective, 2253 NE 65th Street, Seattle, WA 98115.

Patients who believe that the medical marijuana system is not an “illicit market” and that it fills an important — and in many cases life-saving — function by providing safe access to seriously ill people, are encouraged to attend.

Perceptions of an ‘Illicit Market’? Would That Be Your Doing?

Medical cannabis is not an “illicit market;” there are legitimate collectives supplying legitimate patients every day. Those who are two-faced and have, for years, been making a living off medicinal cannabis patients, but are now turning their backs and calling their own businesses an “illicit market,” are turncoats within the medical marijuana community.

But it’s especially ironic, since “Muraco” insists upon characterizing the medical marijuana market as “illicit,” that her very own actions and business practices are probably a big part of any existing perception in that regard.

“People and organizations like this make our medical market appear illicit,” Ludden said. “It is time for them to get out. They need to pay back taxes from the day I-502 passed, since they were in it for profit from the beginning.”

That shouldn’t be a problem for “Muraco,” since she boasted to Businessweek that she’s “undeterred by taxes” on the cannabis she sells. In fact, “Muraco” predicted that she’ll earn from $70,000 to $100,000 a year, compared to the $24,000 she made last year.

It’s nice to know the shiny imagined profit “Muraco” had in her head when she sold out the medical marijuana community in Washington state.

There you have it, folks — dangle $100K in front of “Muraco Kyashna-tocha,” I mean Holly B. McClintock, and she’s your girl.

she always said when I went to her shop how she was doing this for her illness ( called stupidness)

Jennifer

I use to go and buy my weed from her when I was dx with ms. Here shop was the most paranoid shop around. They would move their shop from place to place. Last time I went there (several years back) I had a friend drive me to the U district abd she walked down to the store with me and stood outside smoking a cig. and the guy who let me in the door (cuz they always keep the doors locked and had to have appointment to get in) said to me “do you know this person standing out there?” who the hell cares if a person is standing out on the sidewalk it’s a free country (well not really free that is a joke) SHE IS A GREEDY BITCH THAT YES JUST LIKE ARUNIGRACE BELOW STATED.

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Hi Nora, I can not give you medical advice, that would get me arrested. I am a 12 stepping medical Mj user who overcame my opiate addiction with MJ’s help. Any advice I can offer would be my pleasure. I have 40 years experience in this area. Please use my regular email address. *protected email*

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Haha

Muracao is a bigger piece of shit than the Millers. Isn’t it funny that the folks at LCB think she is important and the new “reporter” covering MJ at the times quotes her all the time because he is utterly clueless to the fact that she is a well known nutbag who screams at patients, rips off growers and then goes off to have lunch with Sen. Kohl-Welles. Have fun with the protest!

Scott Sherwood

What is truly the shame and problem, it should be free. Free for anyone to grow, use, smoke, eat, etc. Cannabis is a holy sacrament, it is like telling me I can’t read the Gita or bible. My health would surely suffer if I couldn’t eat cannabis. I have a terminal illness that will eventually kill me. Although I fully support the collective community, some operators just don’t treat us growers fair. The insist on making 100% lb. They want to pay 1500 for A grade and turn it over for 300 a zip. The only business that comes close to this business model is tobacco stores. Keystone pricing (wholesale +tobacco tax x 2) where the tobacco tax is added prior to setting retail price and sales tax is extra. Although I’m legal and have a small collective myself, I truly feel it is time to Legalize it with no requirements as far as age, amount, everthing. Thanks Steve for all you do!

Jeff Rozen

SHUT THIS BITCH DOWN NOW

NWFIREBREATHER

and the same in Tacoma/ Seattle. Jealous mother fuckers out there that just cant be humble and content with what they got. Pathetic

Arunigrace

Have you read the article? Why would she want to offer discounts? She dislikes serving the patients. I can name ten other Washington dispensaries where patients won’t have to worry about getting arrested(or abused for being sick) when they go to pick up their meds.

Arunigrace

It’s the same in Sacramento County. They backstab right and left with no concern at all for the patients. Marin folk need to know better with all of the breast cancer there.

James

That looks like Manne Coulters daddy

John Worthington

Yeah..sure..once the banks allow them to set up accounts..What’s this we shit white man.

Susan Chesley

she probably only made that much because of her terrible behavior. I would not go to her collective anyway. It’s way too expensive and greed has been the idea from the jump. And oh, since we are all so illicit, why did she get into biz in the first place? Cash. Throw her and her buddah under the bus!

donm

…..or she can offer discounts to medical patients as long as they have a current medical authorization. This business model would not be offensive to medical patients. Medical cannabis patients just need access to affordable medicine for them under I 502. This is the business model were going to incorporate.

John Worthington

medcannabis1
Perhaps you should have bought a lobbyist to work in Olympia to kill medical marijuana. Apparntly that is all the DEA and the U.S. Attorneys office needs to see so they will leave you alone. Dr. McClintock,Jeff Gilmore,John Davis are all immune from MMJ profits. They can jump up and down on the 5 oclock news about making money but they are never charged. Something smells..

JOHN WORTHINGTON

LOL..She had a hissy fit when her marijuana growing operation in West Seattle couldn’t get paid for growing pot..So she went hacker.What gets me is how these people can parade around in the media admitting to be in it for jobs and money but they don’t get arrested. I guess when your end game is to stick it to those you have infiltrated you can say or do whatever with immunity.If you think that her communications with the LCB were not arranged by Alison Spin Holcomb and LEO you are mistaken.She is an infiltrator and always has been in my opinion.

Scott Sherwood

This story is nothing unusual. In one Nor CA county there is a collective owner that has ratted out her competition and has forced 3 other co-ops to shut their doors. This woman has done more damage to the collective community than the cops in that area. Most of us know the county and woman I’m referring to. Every word you have heard about her is true. I’ll give you a hint, just north of SF

JOHN WORTHINGTON

Dr. Mcclintock wreaks of sleeper cell operative looking to give us all a black eye and then deliver a paid eulogy. She is a fraud from the get go.The cops and Alison Holcomb must think we are all a bunch of stooped pot heads that we won’t notice an imposter amongst us.

medcannabis1

Here is one of the reasons I am facing Federal Prison for manufacturing more than 50 plants in a calendar year for our Washington collective. We provided free cannabis therapy to any hospice client..till the end..here is one of those “illicit market patients”… https://vimeo.com/70138771 Shame upon her for her greed…
Maybe she is suffering from dementia? For how could anyone who ever cared about the sick and dying and supported medical cannabis access fall so far………

Arunigrace

Her greed is astonishing. She’s basically saying: “Screw my sick and dying patients I can make more off the recreational consumers.” There will always be cancer if she wanted more money. The money isn’t her issue.

She has a personal problem with stoners but I have news for her: the richest people worldwide are stoners and rich stoners want top-shelf weed, which is something that she cannot provide.

If she wants to be the Coors Light of marijuana and the KMart of weed stores more power to her but she shouldn’t start crying when the other states legalize. They’re going to leave her in the dust by providing much,much higher quality flowers to the recreational patients. Even Nevada is considering legalizing.

20 bucks says some stoner hippie chick took her man,woman, or bank account contents back in the 70’s and she’s never gotten over it.Message to Holly: Evolve sweetheart. Bitterness looks very unattractive on you.

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